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MS-7596 User Settings 3-27 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-28 Appendix A Realtek Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B SB710 RAID B-1 RAID Configuration B-2 Appendix C Overclocking Center C-1 Activating Overclocking Center C-2 System Info C-3 DOT C-5 ix
MS-7596 User Settings 3-27 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-28 Appendix A Realtek Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B SB710 RAID B-1 RAID Configuration B-2 Appendix C Overclocking Center C-1 Activating Overclocking Center C-2 System Info C-3 DOT C-5 ix
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...North Bridge: AMD® 785G/ 760G chipset ■ South Bridge: AMD® SB710 chipset Integrated Graphic ■ Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD4200 GPU (for AMD® 785G chipset) ■ Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD3000 GPU (for AMD® ...AMD® SB710 ■ Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s RAID ■ SATA 1~5 supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 or JBOD mode by AMD® SB710 1-2 ▍ Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ AMD® 64 bits PhenomTM II processor in the AM3 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi...
...North Bridge: AMD® 785G/ 760G chipset ■ South Bridge: AMD® SB710 chipset Integrated Graphic ■ Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD4200 GPU (for AMD® 785G chipset) ■ Integrated ATI RadeonTM HD3000 GPU (for AMD® ...AMD® SB710 ■ Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s RAID ■ SATA 1~5 supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 or JBOD mode by AMD® SB710 1-2 ▍ Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ AMD® 64 bits PhenomTM II processor in the AM3 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi...
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...] To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP]. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will operate in ECP mode only. MS-7596 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used to select mode for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ OnChip... SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I /O Devices Press to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. ...
...] To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP]. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will operate in ECP mode only. MS-7596 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used to select mode for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ OnChip... SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I /O Devices Press to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. ...
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... same fault tolerance as mirroring and reduces overhead by concurrently striping data across multiple drives. Appendix B SB710 RAID The integrated one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID function for RAID Mirroring are said to form a RAID 1 set. SB710 SATA RAID (SATA1~5) provides support for RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring) & RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring). RAID 0 greatly improves hard disk I/O performance by striping.
... same fault tolerance as mirroring and reduces overhead by concurrently striping data across multiple drives. Appendix B SB710 RAID The integrated one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID function for RAID Mirroring are said to form a RAID 1 set. SB710 SATA RAID (SATA1~5) provides support for RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring) & RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring). RAID 0 greatly improves hard disk I/O performance by striping.
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During boot-up operations are done in BIOS before configuring the Fastbuild Utility. The Main Menu is used to choose the operation to the one below will appear. Press to enable the RAID function for about few seconds. B-2 Important Be sure to enter FastBuild utility. ▍ SB710 RAID RAID Configuration Creating and deleting RAID set and performing other RAID setting up , a screen similar to be performed. The FastBuild menu screen will appear for SATA device in the RAID BIOS.
During boot-up operations are done in BIOS before configuring the Fastbuild Utility. The Main Menu is used to choose the operation to the one below will appear. Press to enable the RAID function for about few seconds. B-2 Important Be sure to enter FastBuild utility. ▍ SB710 RAID RAID Configuration Creating and deleting RAID set and performing other RAID setting up , a screen similar to be performed. The FastBuild menu screen will appear for SATA device in the RAID BIOS.
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▍ SB710 RAID Define LD (Creating RAID) The selection of the RAID configuration should be created either automatically, or to allow the greatest flexibility, manually. 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to ... to enter the Define LD Menu. 2. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to select it. 3. On the next screen, use the space key to choose a RAID mode (RAID 0/ 1/ 10) and use the arrow key to move to carefully consider the long-term role of drives available...
▍ SB710 RAID Define LD (Creating RAID) The selection of the RAID configuration should be created either automatically, or to allow the greatest flexibility, manually. 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to ... to enter the Define LD Menu. 2. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to select it. 3. On the next screen, use the space key to choose a RAID mode (RAID 0/ 1/ 10) and use the arrow key to move to carefully consider the long-term role of drives available...
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... WriteBack. 4. A message will show up on the bottom, press any key to save the configuration. 5. B-5 RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Gigabyte Boundary, allows use the space key to change the assignment to allocate the RAID capacity manually. RAID 1 or 10 only. ■ Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is the full capacity of... [Ctrl-Y] to "Y". On the Drives Assignments window, use the arrow key to choose the hard drives which you can create second LD with remain- MS-7596 ■ Initialize logical drive, zero the disk drives.
... WriteBack. 4. A message will show up on the bottom, press any key to save the configuration. 5. B-5 RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Gigabyte Boundary, allows use the space key to change the assignment to allocate the RAID capacity manually. RAID 1 or 10 only. ■ Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is the full capacity of... [Ctrl-Y] to "Y". On the Drives Assignments window, use the arrow key to choose the hard drives which you can create second LD with remain- MS-7596 ■ Initialize logical drive, zero the disk drives.
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Are You Sure?" will display, answer "Y" to the main screen. 7. Press ESC key to exit it and the system will reboot. ▍ SB710 RAID 6. B-6 The LD creation is going to exit the utility, a message "System is done, the screen shows the LD information as below. Press ESC key to REBOOT!
Are You Sure?" will display, answer "Y" to the main screen. 7. Press ESC key to exit it and the system will reboot. ▍ SB710 RAID 6. B-6 The LD creation is going to exit the utility, a message "System is done, the screen shows the LD information as below. Press ESC key to REBOOT!
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Press "Ctrl+Y" to abort it. On the next screen, a message will display to inform you want to delete and press "Del" or "Alt+D" delete the RAID set or other key to complete the deletion. B-7 Select "Delete LD" on the main screen. 2. MS-7596 Delete LD (Deleting RAID) 1. Choose a LD No you , press "Ctrl+Y" to delete the RAID set . 3.
Press "Ctrl+Y" to abort it. On the next screen, a message will display to inform you want to delete and press "Del" or "Alt+D" delete the RAID set or other key to complete the deletion. B-7 Select "Delete LD" on the main screen. 2. MS-7596 Delete LD (Deleting RAID) 1. Choose a LD No you , press "Ctrl+Y" to delete the RAID set . 3.
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...press Enter. Select the compatible RAID controller for bootable RAID Array) 1. Press ENTER again to appear. 3. You have selected the RAID controller. Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to continue. 8. Note: for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM... Device". B-8 ▍ SB710 RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for 32-bit/ 64-bit version system and then press ENTER. 7. for RAID controller is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. tinue. 9. for Windows Vista: \\ChipSet\AMD\VISTA\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\RAID\ x86 (for 32bit) or...
...press Enter. Select the compatible RAID controller for bootable RAID Array) 1. Press ENTER again to appear. 3. You have selected the RAID controller. Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to continue. 8. Note: for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM... Device". B-8 ▍ SB710 RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for 32-bit/ 64-bit version system and then press ENTER. 7. for RAID controller is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. tinue. 9. for Windows Vista: \\ChipSet\AMD\VISTA\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\RAID\ x86 (for 32bit) or...
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The AMD chipset drivers include RAID Driver. 4. The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will be automatically installed. B-9 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. The driver will appear. 3. MS-7596 Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) 1. Under the Driver tab, click on AMD chipset drivers by your need.
The AMD chipset drivers include RAID Driver. 4. The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will be automatically installed. B-9 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. The driver will appear. 3. MS-7596 Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) 1. Under the Driver tab, click on AMD chipset drivers by your need.